Shelving.



F. BAEHN.

SHELVING.

APPLICATION FILED BBQ; 12, ms.

Patented Oct. 13, 1914.

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FRED-ERICK BAEHN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SHELVING.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FREDERICK BAEHN, a citizen of the United States, and resident of the city of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements 1n Shelving, of which the following is a speclfication.

This invention relates to shelving, and its principal object is to provide simple, lnexpensive, strong, durable, shelving.

Another object is to provide improved shelving that can be readily and conveniently assembled and disassembled, for trans portation or when moving from place to place.

A further object is to provide shelving having improved means for readily and conveniently adjusting the shelves at different elevations and to effectively secure the shelves where adjusted.

A still further. object is to provide a tiltable shelf having means for adjusting it at various angles and also at different elevations.

Other objects and advantages will hereinafter appear.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1. is an end elevation of the shelving. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary front elevation of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a plan view showing the means for connecting the shelves and the uprights. Fig. l is an enlarged plan showing the means for connecting the tiltable shelves to the uprights. Figs. 5 and 6 are respectively a plan and an elevation of one of the details.

Uprights or posts '1, preferably CIICLllarly tubular in cross-section, are maintained in position by means of fianges 2, fixed to the bases of the uprights, having screws inserted therethrough and threaded into the floor. Said uprights are arranged in pairs, Fig. 1, and any number of such pairs, properly distanced, Fig. 2, may be provided according to the length of shelv-v ing required.

Shelves 3 have angle-iron strips 4 fixed to. their undersides adjacent each pair of uprights 1, so that one of the webs 4 of each strip is at right angles to the shelf, and a portion 5 is cut away at each extremity of said strip whereby the inner faces .of the ends of web 4 are disposed adjacent to and in contact with the uprights 1, Figs. 2 and 3. At each end of strip 4 is provided a metal- Specification of Letters Patent.

and improved Patented Oct. 13, 1914;.

- Application filed December 12, 1913. Serial No. 806,151.

band fitting 6, Figs. 5 and 6, which is shaped at 7 to fit around the'adjacent upright 1 and has a straight portion 8 bearing against the inner surface of web P. Said fitting has a holding lug 9 at its extremity that passes through an opening 10 provided in web 4 and a bolt 11 having a nut 12- passes through an opening 13 of the portion 8 of the fitting and a registering opening 14: of the web 4*, whereby when said bolts and nuts are tightened at each upright the fittings 6 grip the uprights forcibly against the strips 4:, and the shelf 3 is thereby rigidly secured in place. Ribs 15 are preferably provided on the inner side of portion 7 of the fitting 6 to render the gripping firmer. T-iron strips may be used instead of angle-iron wherever suitable.

If it is desired to change the elevation of the shelf 3 the bolts and nuts 11, 12 are loosened, upon which the shelf may be shifted upwardly and downwardly to the exact positiondesired, and then said bolts and nuts may be tightened to maintain the shelf where adjusted.

"liltable shelves 16 are provided having angle-iron strips 17 fixed thereto, the webs 17" of which have their ends hinged at 18 to fittings 19 consisting ofv metal bandslt), Figs. 1 and 4. A link 20 is pivoted to the opposite end of each strip 17 at 21 and the other extremity of said link is pivoted. at 22 to a fitting 23 consisting of metal bands 23. The bands 19 and 23 of the fittings 19 and 23 are shaped to extend from the hinged portions 18, 22, where the bands are secured to each other, over to the uprights 1, at which place the bands separate and are shaped at 24 to fit around and embrace said uprights. Bolts 25 having nuts 26 pass through the bands 19, 23*, adjacent the uprights, and upon said bolts and nuts being tightened the portions 24 of said bands grip the uprights forcibly whereby the fittings 19, 23 and hence the shelf 16 are firmly secured in place.

if it is desired to set the shelf 16 inclined at any particular angle and also at a cer tain elevation, .for the display of certain goods or any other purpose, the bolts 25 of fittings 19, 23 are loosened and the grip of bands 19, 23* released, whereby the fitings 19, 23 may be shifted upwardly or downwardly, or toward and away from each other, until the shelf is disposed to the elevation and inclination required, and

fittings 23.

then the bolts 25 may be tightened to maintain the shelf whereadjusted. When the fittings 19, 23 are secured to the uprights at the same elevation, as shown at the upper shelf 16, Fig. 1, the shelf becomes disposed horizontally, serving the purpose of an ordinary shelf, and in this situation the links 20 rest against pins 27 provided upon In order to extend the height of the shelving, which may be at times desired, the upper extremities 1 of the uprights 1 are split as at 28, threaded, and tapered, and a nut 29 threads over each upright-extremity. Rods 30 are provided within the tubular uprights which may be extended outwardly to any height required, and when the nuts 29 are then threaded downwardly the split extremities -1 are caused to grip the rods -30, Fig. 1, and thereby maintain them in the position to which they have been extended.

an adjustable shelf or shelves 31 may be then mounted upon the rods 30 similarly to the manner in which the shelves 3 are secured to the uprights 1, the rods 30 in this case constituting extensions of the uprights 1.

It will be evident that to disassemble the shelving, for transporting or moving, it simply requires the removal of bolts '11 and 25 and the loosening of flanges 2 from the floor. Likewise for assembling the shelving it simply requires to locate the uprights and fasten the flanges to the floor, and then the shelves may be placed in any position desired, and the strips and fittings being dependent therewith may be firmly secured to the uprights 1 by tightening the bolts 11 and 25.

Variations may be resorted to within the scope of the invention, and portions of the improvements may be used without others.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. The combination with front and rear pairs of uprights, and a shelf, of a fitting mounted upon each of said uprights adapt-- able to slide therealong and to maintain said shelf secured at any elevation, and means connected to said fittings and shelf and cooperating with said fittings and shelf to set said shelf inclined at any angular-l position when set at any one of said different elevations.

2. The combination with uprights, and a shelf, of fittings to secure said shelf to said uprights adaptable to maintain said shelf secured at different elevations, and a link connecting said shelf with said fittings, said link and fittings being adaptable to maintain said shelf inclined at various angles .vvhen setat any one of said different elevations.

3. The combination with uprights, and a shelf, of fittings at the rear of said shelf adaptable to be secured to said uprights at different elevations, and a link connecting said shelf with said fittings, said link and fittings being adaptable to adjust said shelf at various angles.

4. Shelving including the combination of uprights, shelves, a steel-shape bracing strip for said shelves'secured transversely thereto at each upright having a Web disposed right angularly to the shelf, rigid clamping bands having portions adaptable to grip and embrace said uprights, the webs of said bracing-strips having'openings, said clamping bands having lugs passing through said openings, and bolts passing through the webs and bands to grip them to said uprights and to release the grip for setting said shelves at different elevations.

5.. Ina shelving the combination-of tubular posts, rods adapted to slide within said posts, the ends of said posts being split to grip said rods, fittings adjustably secured to said posts, and adjustable shelves-secured to said fittings.

6. In a shelving, the combination of tubular posts having threaded split ends, nuts adaptable to thread over said ends, rods adapted to slide within said posts, said split ends adaptable to grip said rods by tightening said nuts, fittings adjustably secured to said posts and rods, and shelves secured to said fittings.

Signed at the city of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, this 9th day of December, A. D. 1913.

FREDERICK BAEHN.

Witnesses:

CHAs. W. LA Run, B. RoMAN. 

